COLUMBUS. Columbus Crew beats DC United 2-0 after L. Zelarayán scores 2 goals.
The match was played at the MAPFRE Stadium stadium in Columbus on Saturday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. In front of 20,391 spectators. The referee was Marcos de Oliveira with the assistance of Corey Parker and Jeffrey Swartzel. The 4th official was Brian Dunn. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 6.7 degrees Celsius or 44.04 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 74%.
Match Statistics
- 47 Ball Possession 53
Shots
- 12 Total 15
- 4 On Target 3
- 6 Off Target 8
- 2 Shots blocked 4
- 94 Attack 116
- 36 Dangerous attack 54
- 97 Ball safe 81
- 0 Penalties 0
- 1 Corners 7
Fouls
- 17 Total 16
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Columbus Crew was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. DC United that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.
Attitude and shots
DC United was more aggressive with 54 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 3 were on target. Anyway, Columbus Crew managed to find the solution to win this match.
Columbus Crew shot 12 times, 4 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, DC United shot 15 times, 3 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Columbus Crew received 1 yellow card (Yaw Yeboah). Regarding the opposition, DC United received 2 yellow cards (Andy Nájar and M. Klich).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After playing this match, Columbus Crew has 3 points to occupy the 8th place in the table. On the other side, DC United stays with 3 points (9th).
Next matches
In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Columbus Crew will host Montreal Impact on the 20th of October with a 12-10 head to head record in favor of Columbus Crew (5 draws).
DC United will host New York City on the 7th of October with a 9-6 head to head in favor of New York City (3 draws).
Columbus Crew and DC United will play the return match on the at the Audi Field
Columbus Crew – Formation
Columbus Crew
75'
73'
10', 44'
Columbus Crew started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Wilfried Nancy decided to play with the following team: Eloy Room , Steven Moreira , Miloš Degenek , Philip Quinton , Mohamed Farsi , Darlington Nagbe , Aidan Morris , Yaw Yeboah , Alexandru Mățan , Cucho Hernández and Lucas Zelarayán .
The home team had on the bench: Patrick Schulte, Jake Morris, Isaiah Parente, Luis Díaz , Sean Zawadzki, Kevin Molino, Jacen Russell-Rowe, Noah Fuson and Maximilian Arfsten.
Substitutions
Columbus Crew made 3 changes: Yaw Yeboah for Luis Díaz (75′), Alexandru Matan for Kevin Molino (80′) and Lucas Zelarayán for Sean Zawadzki (90′).
Best player: Lucas Zelarayán
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Columbus Crew was Lucas Zelarayán.
His rating is with 2 goals, 31 passes (83% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 13. He performed 1 cross.
DC United – Formation
DC United
DC United started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Wayne Mark Rooney played with: Tyler Miller , Andy Najar , Victor Pálsson , Steve Birnbaum , Mohanad Jeahze , Christopher Durkin , Russell Canouse , Mateusz Klich , Pedro Santos , Christian Benteke and Nigel Robertha .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Alex Bono, Matai Akinmboni, Donovan Pines, Ruan, Derrick Williams, Theodore Ku-DiPietro , Yamil Asad, Jackson Hopkins and Kristian Fletcher.
Substitutions
DC United made 4 changes: Pedro Santos for Jackson Hopkins (62′), Chris Durkin for Theodore Ku-Dipietro (62′), Nigel Robertha for Yamil Asad (80′) and Mohanad Jeahze for Derrick Williams (85′).
Best player: Mateusz Klich
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for DC United was Mateusz Klich.
His rating is with 44 passes (86% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 10. He performed 6 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Seattle Sounders – Real Salt Lake – 2-0
- SJ Earthquakes – Vancouver Whitecaps – 2-1
- Colorado Rapids – Sporting KC – 0-0
- Saint Louis City – Charlotte – 3-1
- Dallas – LA Galaxy – 3-1
- Chicago Fire – New York City – 1-1
- Austin – Montreal Impact – 1-0
- Orlando City – Cincinnati – 0-0
- New York RB – Nashville SC – 0-0
- New England – Houston Dynamo – 3-0
- Inter Miami – Philadelphia Union – 2-0
- Columbus Crew – DC United – 2-0
- Atlanta United – Toronto – 1-1
